Clayton resident dies in car crash in Bahamas

A north country native died in a two-car collision Tuesday in Rainbow Bay, Eleuthera, Bahamas, according to a daily newspaper in Nassau, Bahamas.

The Tribune reported Wednesday that 56-year-old Walter B. Boname, a Clayton resident and well-known local fishing and hunting guide, died in a traffic accident Tuesday morning that sent five others to a clinic for treatment of minor injuries.

Local police said Mr. Boname was driving a 1996 Chevrolet Lumina with three passengers, all of whom were U.S. citizens, and collided head-on with a Chevrolet Malibu after drifting into the wrong side of the road, according to the newspapers website.

Mr. Boname was reportedly ejected from his car when the vehicles collided and died on the scene.

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